SAE International Symposium Examines the Application and Economics of Composites in Mobility Industries

WARRENDALE, Pa., March 6, 2014 - As today’s mobility industry faces economic challenges that may composites from being used on a mass scale, composites still remain on the leading edge of material development.

The symposium, which will be held June 10-11, 2014 at NH Parque Avenidas in Madrid, Spain, is relevant for engineers working across all mobility industries, including aerospace, automotive, commercial vehicle, marine, wind energy, and motorsports.

Topics will include:

- Aerodynamics

- Bodies and structures

- CAD / CAM / CAE

- Design processes and tooling

- Environment

- Fabrication

- Glass fibers

- Interiors, cabins and cockpits

- Lightweight materials

- Manufacturing

- Materials properties

- Modeling and simulation

- Recycling

- Safety

- Software and software engineering

- Sustainable development

- Testing, validation and certification

- Vehicle dynamics

- Vehicles and performance

- Wind power

To request media credentials, email pr@sae.org or call 1-724-772-8522. For more information about the “SAE International 2014 Design, Manufacturing and Economics of Composites Symposium” or to register, visit http://www.sae.org/events/dtmc/.

SAE International is a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for the engineering profession. By uniting over 138,000 engineers and technical experts, we drive knowledge and expertise across a broad spectrum of industries. We act on two priorities: encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. We strive for a better world through the work of our charitable arm, the SAE Foundation, which helps fund programs like A World in Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series™.